Program 8 Eyes on Institutions
Home For Life
- 1966 / B&W / 16mm / 82 min
Directors, Producers: Gerald Temaner, Gordon Quinn
Photographer, Editor: Gordon Quinn
Assistant Director: Lois Lione
Sound: Gerald Temaner, Richard Sato, Neill Hicks
Silent Footage: Stan Karter, Rick Robertson
Source: Kartemquin Films
This is a Direct Cinema inquiry into a significant American institution a year before Frederick Wiseman, who would become known for this approach, made his first film. It’s an honest look at the nursing home system, with its upsides and downsides and everything in between.